Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

/ intend 20 control the 100oing Dook
trade of the Northwest. 70 do this ws
will sell books lower than San Francisco
houses, or anybody elsa"
n. q X. 0orTsTK1N,
Wholesale dealers in liquors End cigars.
established basiness in Seattle three
years ago, and are nov located In she
Kenney block on Front street. They
carry q general stock Of liquors and
cigars. They carry $4,000 stock, and
their trade extends over the entire
Soand county. and a. far east Is Sp0-
kane Falls. One man Il kept on the
road all the time, representing she
house, and there are three men n the
store. one bookkeepeF, one packer and
tie manager. The business Of the arm
daring the past twelve months has been
rs per cent better than during aay pre-
vi0us year, and ON she completion Of
the Cascade Branch they expect 10 ex-
tend their trade 20 Helena, Montana,
and keep two men on the road, instead
Of enc.
The A. p. Hotaline Company has .
large Wholesale liquor house here, also,
aud does very large trade.
VIZ. BorD q 90.
In The spring II 1876, W. p. Boyd. q.
Poncan and Fred Young associated
themselves toeeshsf under the arm
name Of Boyd, Ponein b Young,
opened little dry goods store on Front
street, and named Il the Arcade. 10 vas
. strictly retail establishment, and proc
pessd from the start. A fsv years later
Mr.. Yeuag died, and the business was
eontinusa By Boyd 4 Psnein. Thar
trade extended 70 such proportions shat
larger quarters we're necessary, and In
ls62 they bought land Gad crested
bEick balldipR, $3.50 feet In sizs, two
stories high, With q basement. soon
after shis, W. T. B,yd a %. succeeded
70 tie business. They occupy ths irss
door and basement Of lhs building With
aFst class stock Of dry goods, clothing
aud ladies' and gents furnishing goods.
rhstF trade extends from Victoria 60
Olympia. and embraces tbs whsle sound
country. II speaking Of business mat
tsra. Mr.. Boyd said: "frads With ne
has been much better during the pass
year than during any prsvioas twelve
months since we Commenced basinees,
and the oatlook for the future vas nevsf
better. We are in position 10 sxasnd
our trade, and viii reach oat. as nsw
sections are opened 40. Basinrss b In
Q better condilisn than % ever has been.
There Il more moRsy and less credit.
We have sir salssDen In the store. I
have been locking ovsg the books, sad I
and thai since ws drst o gagged IL basi-
ness. that every year up 70 The present
has exceeded IN volume Of trade she
next precsdina one"
A.. n STEWART.
The dFug heass Of A. B. ssevaFt was
established in Seattle IA t862, aed like
ali shs enterprisina Business houses In
Seattle has prospered from che starr.
Mr.. ofsuars moved tato his elegant now
store IL the Starr block eArly 10 ibeosm
Der. TIE store 10 $3.50, aud the nrss
door and basement u "a ed with drugs
and pasent medisine4 Ia taikina With
q reporter Ar. SlevArt said: 8 We
have oniy carried q $1,000 stock
In the past. bat early in toe
apFinQ wih incrumas tt 10 $1,000 We
trade wiah ALASKA and the entire Soand
eoantry. We noe employ fear men.
Dariaa the paaf twelve monshs eur
buzineas has ahoun . MARRIED inareass
over any pReetoas yeAF. aod TIE b1ai-
ness oatiook y good Las month
Decemeer, 1s66-skoWed sbe larEsz1
manth's busine1s ne have ever done.
We have branch h0ass u Taeoma, /
aed vtli frJm tims ~ time reach oaa /
fog trade - tie eoantFy opens up-"
LEVY snoTzEEa.
wholsstss dealeFa and jobbers IN 1
siaarA toeacco and smokers eaaaas, /
started business On CommeFeiai ssreef /
IN 1854. Thsy carry a large stock. I'm 1
port 1heiF sobaeso and manufacture /
sbair own eiznFA Their trade extends /
sll ever tha Soand And 10 Alnnka.
Basiness IN 1855 w&a mnah bsetsR toAn /
in I56A and ne oati0ok f1f rs fsturs /
ts brlRea fhey propose 70 reaeh Gus /
wherever thers b business - do. Oae
OF he hrn said: = We can sri gooda
and deiiser sssm % oar easlsassrs
ebeapef thaa San Franetsao dealers
eaa, and ws are here - st4y.
czAHERcR coUIrxA.
OF tha arm q 8. ooaltsr 4 sans. uheis
sale bateheFs No fsee1tly sod o1f
iheir basinasa In this cifS - MsszEs
Coiman a B5yd, in apeAktng Of he
unaas trade, mMsd: fna buik az tAs heef.
mnsssn nnA perk eunanmed 80 Ne